Believe! The Gospel of John

WK 6– “Turning the Old Ways Upside Down”

John 3:1-15 NASB

April 19, 2026

Justin Scarberry

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John 3:1-2 WHO IS NICODEMUS?

Nicodemus is from a group called _____ ________________.

Pharisees means “____ _______________.”

According to Josephus, there were about __________ of them.

This group is constantly against Jesus with few exceptions.

Nicodemus is one of the (two) exceptions.

__________ means teacher. It was a great honor to be called Rabbi.

Nicodemus honors Jesus for what He has done so far in His ministry.

Nicodemus saw some of the __________ Jesus did and it piqued his interest.

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John 3:3 JESUS WILL SHOW NICODEMUS ANOTHER MIRACLE

Jesus turns Nicodemus’ false hopes of _____________ upside down.

Born Again = Born “________ __________”

To be born again is to be born into the ___________ ____ ________!

We become a ________ of God at our “second birth.”

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John 3:4-5 BEING BORN OF WATER AND THE SPIRIT

Nicodemus is confused. He goes straight to the __________ aspect.

Jesus is speaking of a ____________ birth!

Four interpretations of “being born of water,” but there is only one person who is 100% theologically perfect, ____________!

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John 3:8 THE WIND, JESUS EXPLAINS FURTHER

Where does the wind come from? Where does it start? End?

We don’t know but can definitely see the __________ of the wind.

When you are born of the ________, you don’t know exactly what God will have in store for your life!

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John 3:9 YOU DON’T WANT TO ACCEPT WHAT WE’RE TELLING YOU

The _____ ____________ told them there would be a new agreement between God and man.

Why? It was _______________ for people to keep the Old Covenant.

Jesus is telling him that _________ is coming! Promised in Scripture!

They’ve been stuck in the ______ ________ of doing things.

We can’t let our Spiritual Life dry out!

Jesus is trying to _______ into the Pharisees!

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John 3:12-13 THEY CAN’T BELIEVE WHO HE IS

The Pharisees can’t open their religious minds to the ______ way.

Jesus appeals to Nicodemus’ __________ knowledge.

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John 3:14-15 DON’T LET AN IDOL COME BETWEEN YOU AND GOD

In Exodus, Moses lifted up the ___________ in the wilderness.

God was the __________ behind the bronze serpent!

But the Israelites kept the bronze serpent hundreds of years before destroying it.

Anything that gets in the way of your relationship with God is an ______ in your life!

In the _____ ___________, people could pray, but they couldn’t hear directly from God. It was usually through a ___________.

Jesus is turning the old ways __________ ________!

You can pray to God and also hear back from God, directly!

God promised He would put _____ __________ in us!

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Final Thoughts:

Does God always work in the very comfortable ways we approve of?

We must be careful not to become religious like the other 5,998!

Are you a new wineskin? Or have you started to dry out?

Who will you pour into this week so God can start filling you back up again?

What are some idols that have been popping up in your life?

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  John 3:3 NIV  

Jesus replied, “Very truly I tell you, no one can see the kingdom of God unless they are born again.”

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1. Read John 3:1-3, what is a Pharisee? Who is Nicodemus?  Why do you think he came to see Jesus at night?  What is meant by ruler of the Jews?

2. What is meant by “signs” in verse 2? Does God still give us “signs” today?  Why or why not?

3. Who are the Sadducees in scripture? How do they differ from the Pharisees?

4. Read John 3:4-8, what does it mean to be “born again”? Can you be a Christian and not be born again?

5. What is meant by “born of water” in verse 5? If you have a difference of opinion about something that is in the Bible, what are some ways you can voice that difference with other Christians?  What are some things we should not do when sharing our opinion?

6. What is the baptism of the Holy Spirit in the Bible? If you are unsure of anything that is in the Bible, what are some ways you can use to look something up?

7. What is the role of the Holy Spirit?

8. What are some core doctrines of the Christian faith? What are some things that are not core doctrines that it is ok to disagree on?

9. Read John 3:9-15, what is meant by “the teacher of Israel” in verse 10? What is a “testimony”?   What is the difference between the Old Testament/Covenant and the New Testament/Covenant? What is meant by “Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness”?  How does this pre-figure Jesus?

10. What are some things that can become idols in our life?

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